What we're working on

Call for Participation: Make-IT Trendscouting Mission in Africa

As part of the Make-IT Alliance, an Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) together with GIZ, the betterplace lab, a think tank based in Berlin, is conducting a scouting mission in 6 African countries (Senegal, Nigeria, … Read More

Transparent – Sustainable Fashion in the Digital Era

One of the key principles that is shifting production practices in relation to textiles is transparency. It brings to light the social and economic impact of what is hanging in our closet and even tells us the story of how it got there.HOW?

Leading from the Edge of the Unknown

Tomas Björkman is an entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist who believes that we need a more conscious society to tackle our current challenges. Joana Breidenbach met him at his CoCreation Loft in Berlin to talk to him about what this means for leadership. We … Read More

KICK OFF DSISCALE

With our new project DSISCALE, we work with six other organisations from five EU countries to promote the expansion of digital social innovation in all of Europe. We want to show how to positively participate in societal processes on a local as well as European level through digital social innovations.HOW?

Innovations and intersectoral cooperation

In our new project, we want to understand how collaboration between digital projects, charities, municipalities and the administration can work better.Find out how

trendradar_2030

Drones, 3D printers and digital currencies are already changing how we live. But what will 2030 look like? In our magazine we take a look at the future of the technologies and how they can make our world better.Browse!

Bridging the Digital Gender Gap

The internet empowers the people who have access to it. Women are particularly affected by the digital divide, worldwide they are 12 per cent less likely to be connected than men. That needs to be changed! But how? Our study describes reasons for the barriers and provides solutions to overcome them.More women online!

We’re Taking the Punt: Work 2.0

Plenty of people are talking about it, but we’re trying it out! Our 2015 annual film shows how we get by without a boss, and why each of us is allowed to set their own salary.Dare to take a look!

2016 Philanthropy Market Analysis

Finding targeted digital-social innovations

Whether analyses or filterable databases of case studies: the new trendradar doesn’t just look good, but also works a treat. And we’ll even throw in a magazine in which 3D printers save rhinos.Discover Trends!

A study on the Internet of Things: three demands for the development cooperation sector

The Internet of Things in development cooperations? It’s been going on for ages. In a study from the GIZ, we have identified the important factors for further tapping the potential of the IoT.Have a browse!

Researching round the world

As part of the lab around the world, our team has travelled twice around the globe to track down innovations in particularly dynamic countries. We drank coffee with bloggers in China, spoke with hackers in Rwanda and interviewed social entrepreneurs in Colombia.Setting Sail!